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[Mpl90]

So theatrythem, new love plus and harvest moon didnt all debut over 50k in recent weeks? And what about this weeks chart?

Even Miku, technically, doesn't begin with M. And it's in this very chart! XD

 

[Man God]

What a thrill....

 

[GCX]

Then a few months later 3DS completely did a 360 and has been in utter dominance since.

Is this a secret meme or something? I've seen people using the "3DS did a full 360" phrase in at least 3 threads during the last week or so.

 

[gogogow]

There is no possible way you can know that. E3 will probably be a huge blowout.

You neither. And I know there's nothing that will help the Vita until maybe June with Persona 4 Golden, a PS2 port. Vita's sales are worrying, you don't think SCEJ would want to reassure Vita owners, potential Vita buyers that games are coming? I highly doubt E3 will have a huge blowout of Japanese Vita games. TGS more likely, but that's 6 months from now.

 

[frankie_baby]

Even Miku, technically, doesn't begin with M. And it's in this very chart! XD

Thats what i meant about this weeks chart

 

[Cheesemeister]

Is this a secret meme or something? I've seen people using the "3DS did a full 360" phrase in at least 3 threads during the last week or so.

If the 3DS did a full 360, it'd be getting RRODs...

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

No, the gameplay is crap.

Having played the demo, I'll have to disagree. I've played a load of portable rhythm games this year too, yet am still eagerly awaiting my copy arriving.

 

[RurouniZel]

No, the gameplay is crap.

I dunno, I enjoyed the demo I played. I love the Project Diva series too. Mirai looks excellent!

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

All the wow's put a WoW ad on my page, lol.

Vita still truckin above 10k. Would be nice to see a 3DS title not beginning with "M" with more than 50k sales debut though. When does KI release?

Didn't Harvest Moon do this a couple weeks ago?

 

[nickcv]

Nintendo Top 21?

i said wow

 

[cyberheater]

i came to see vita below 10k.

left disappointed.

Same here. One more week to go.

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

No, the gameplay is crap.

Miku thread seems to be enjoying it, but hey, those people actually played the game.

 

[zroid]

The Vita is beginning to hit its stride. Good to see.

And in true Sony fashion, it will continue to do so for the next 4 years.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

In all seriousness, the PSVita is in huge trouble.

 

[Femmeworth]

12./00. [3DS] Girls RPG: Cinderella Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.03.08} (¥4.980) - 9.519 / NEW

Good, good.

 

[nickcv]

And in true Sony fashion, it will continue to do so for the next 4 years.

that's consistency!

 

[mclem]

E3 will not be about games that will appeal in Japan imo.

Obvious announcement time for Japanese games would be TGS, that's in September, isn't it? Six months away.

Unless they create an event that's appropriate for announcing Japanese games in the interim, there's not going to really be any *venue* to announce titles until then.

It's been said a few times that the next big title that Vita has is the remake of Persona 4... what else is there until September that might be biggish?

 

[Kyoufu]

In all seriousness, the PSVita is in huge trouble.

Yup. It'd take a price drop and a few big games to turn that one around.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

With some posts you can't understand if they are sarcastic or not.

Serious post. If I was thinking about buying a Vita in Japan I'd be discouraged by the Heaven event. Sure, it was overly hyped up (some thought MH was coming) to map out upcoming games, but the lack of big titles and way it was presented just felt like a lame gesture on Sony's party. They recently said they would be doing more, so I wonder if the (slight) sales increase have them thinking it was a success.

I can't help but think a lot of buyers are waiting to see if Sony pulls a 3DS on the Vita. Without really compelling software its always going to be tempting to pull a wait-and-see approach, especially if you're already happy with your PSP.

Pretty much. You'd think Sony would tell devs, ' Ok, that's a wrap. Start making Vita games only'. Are first party games still being made for the PSP?

 

[Cheesemeister]

Miku thread seems to be enjoying it, but hey, those people actually played the game.

I actually played the demo at TGS and via download.

 

[saichi]

Obvious announcement time for Japanese games would be TGS, that's in September, isn't it? Six months away.

Unless they create an event that's appropriate for announcing Japanese games in the interim, there's not going to really be any *venue* to announce titles until then.

It's been said a few times that the next big title that Vita has is the remake of Persona 4... what else is there until September that might be biggish?

remember there are more VITA Game Heaven to come! I'm pretty sure there will be another one before TGS.

 

[Nibel]

In all seriousness, the PSVita is in huge trouble.

Vita Game Heaven has come to save it

 

[mclem]

remember there are more VITA Game Heaven to come! I'm pretty sure there will be another one before TGS.

While that's true, people keep asserting that that's too small to announce big titles.

 

[Chris1964]

So it spun around and continued going in the same direction?

The 3DS picked up with a price drop and huge games.

Vita will get huge games announced at E3 and a price drop probably next year.

There is no possible way you can know that. E3 will probably be a huge blowout.

I remember an article from GamePro in 1997 where the editor was wondering where are al the third party games for N64. After a lot of thought he came to the conclusion that the reason we hear nothing for them is because they prepare a huge blowout at E3.

I'm still waiting for that E3.

 

[Mpl90]

I remember an article from GamePro in 1997 where the editor was wondering where are al the third party games for N64. After a lot of thought he came to the conclusion that the reason we hear nothing for them is because they prepare a huge blowout at E3.

I'm still waiting for that E3.

Harsh. And realistic?

 

[Man God]

Pretty much. You'd think Sony would tell devs, ' Ok, that's a wrap. Start making Vita games only'. Are first party games still being made for the PSP?

Oh yes, piss off developers on the only system making them real money.

Also it wouldn't matter if Sony was still making first party games for the PSP as those did not sell very well this generation!

 

[specialguy]

vita winning it's battle with 10k

 

[Celine]

I remember an article from GamePro in 1997 where the editor was wondering where are al the third party games for N64. After a lot of thought he came to the conclusion that the reason we hear nothing for them is because they prepare a huge blowout at E3.

I'm still waiting for that E3.

E3

Spoiler

98

was quite good for N64.

 

[Plinko]

I remember an article from GamePro in 1997 where the editor was wondering where are al the third party games for N64. After a lot of thought he came to the conclusion that the reason we hear nothing for them is because they prepare a huge blowout at E3.

I'm still waiting for that E3.

Ouch. Sad. I just can't imagine a company like Sony doesn't have a huge E3 planned for their new handheld. Last year they had the graphic up of all the 3rd-parties willing to make games for the system.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

It's been said a few times that the next big title that Vita has is the remake of Persona 4... what else is there until September that might be biggish?

The only other confirmed notables are Gundam Seed and MGS HD Edition, both also in June. Trails of Blue FVE and Ys Celcita should probably come before September though, and I think Time Travelers is rumored for summer.

 

[nickcv]

Oh yes, piss off developers on the only system making them real money.

Also it wouldn't matter if Sony was still making first party games for the PSP as those did not sell very well this generation!

i agree, that's not a good idea.

Sony: "stop making games for the psp"
Devs: "ok, where's our 3DS dev kit?"

seriously you cannot force them, if they are not making many games for the psvita right now it's either because they don't think the platform is ready or because they don't have yet assets and engines for it.

 

[Kazerei]

03./00. [PS3] Street Fighter X Tekken # <FTG> (Capcom) {2012.03.08} (¥6.990) - 58.471 / NEW

How are those numbers compared to SFIV,MVC3 and other fighters?

Pretty good, I think? Here are some debut numbers for mainline titles.

Sys	Title			Week		Sales
PS3	Street Fighter IV	2009-02-09	84,937
360	Street Fighter IV	2009-02-09	36,455
PS3	Tekken 6		2009-10-26	120,304
360	Tekken 6		2009-10-26	26,341
PS3	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	2011-02-14	66,921
360	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	2011-02-14	14,736

 

[Pureauthor]

Pretty much. You'd think Sony would tell devs, ' Ok, that's a wrap. Start making Vita games only'. Are first party games still being made for the PSP?

I doubt Sony is in a position to be telling devs anything right now.

 

[Impeccable]

I think the Vita is going to level off around here until some huge games come out and then they'll see a rise. I don't think a price cut is on the horizon... yet.

I don't follow this stuff TOO closely but the decline in the Vita sales were roughly what, 1k, per week and suddenly it "gained" units. But really it just didn't continue the 1k per week decline, perhaps an indication of leveling off.

 

[Santiako]

I think the Vita is going to level off around here until some huge games come out and then they'll see a rise. I don't think a price cut is on the horizon... yet.

I don't follow this stuff TOO closely but the decline in the Vita sales were roughly what, 1k, per week and suddenly it "gained" units. But really it just didn't continue the 1k per week decline, perhaps an indication of leveling off.

It gained 18 units, that's not an indication of anything.

 

[Impeccable]

It gained 18 units, that's not an indication of anything.

My whole point was it didn't trend the same amount of losses, not that it gained anything.

 

[slaughterking]

Surprised by Vita results, nice to see it stayed above 10,000.

Before the Vita heaven event was announced I thought it would have struggled to reach 10,000. And after the event, I honestly thought it would dip under 9,500. I wonder if Sony sees Heaven as a success.

This is funny.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

It gained 18 units, that's not an indication of anything.

+18 units is a clear indication of the "heavenly effect" I would say.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

My whole point was it didn't trend the same amount of losses, not that it gained anything.

Well, it also happened in the same week Vita's potentially biggest Japanese game was announced. Let's see what happens next week.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Also, how did the EU/NA Vita launch compare with the JP launch?

 

[Aostia]

One Piece drop a lot as expected but the numbers were so good that it's able to obtain a great result also in its second week! Really curious about its LTD, of course it's a great success!

Good start for Hatsume Miku, another 3ds game that will easily surpass the 100K mark, also if I was expecting it to start a little higher.

Good start also for SF VS Tekken, instead not so good start for Gundam. Generally speaking very positive week for PS3's software.

For MGS3ds a lot of people were expecting even worst results, to me is just not awful but negative in any case. It's another demonstration of the actual Konami bad position in the market, in my opinion, especially with its most important (sales-wise) brand: MGS seems to be under "milking" process, considering HD collection, MGS3 bad porting, Vita collection...and the reaction of the market isn't encouraging them in this operation.

Good as usual MK7 and ML3ds, but also MH3G especially considering that next week (I think) there will be the release of the new bundles that could offer another mini-boost.

Good also Harvest Moon and Theatrythm still in top ten or really near to it.


Hardware-wise very good and solid performance from 3DS and PS3.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

We don't know what may be announced for PSVita at E3/TGS this year.

Considering though the state of sales you'd think if Sony had some notable games in development, now would be a good time to announce them.

That they showed PSO 2 at 10% completion tells me they have nothing.

 

[Vic]

+18 units is a clear indication of the "heavenly effect" I would say.

No it's not.

 

[darkside31337]

Same here. One more week to go.

Unit 13 kept it above 10k this week clearly.

FIFA will have the same impact next week. Ignore the fact nobody buys FIFA in Japan.

 

[Brazil]

Pretty good, I think? Here are some debut numbers for mainline titles.

Sys	Title			Week		Sales
PS3	Street Fighter IV	2009-02-09	84,937
360	Street Fighter IV	2009-02-09	36,455
PS3	Tekken 6		2009-10-26	120,304
360	Tekken 6		2009-10-26	26,341
PS3	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	2011-02-14	66,921
360	Marvel vs. Capcom 3	2011-02-14	14,736

You say one thing, and the numbers say otherwise.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

No it's not.

We'll see. I predict Vita sales increasing exactly 18 units from the week before to the week after following any future Heavenly events.

 

[Vic]

We don't know what may be announced for PSVita at E3/TGS this year.

Considering though the state of sales you'd think if Sony had some notable games in development, now would be a good time to announce them.

That they showed PSO 2 at 10% completion tells me they have nothing.

Indeed, it would be absurd to wait for E3 or TGS to make some announcements when Wiva needs to some good news RIGHT NOW.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

is Harvest moon 3DS the best selling title to date?

also, dem Mario legs. When they release the 2D one this year I expect it to destroy everything even more than SM3DL

 

[turnbuckle]

Nice sales spike for the Vita. Where are all the doom and gloomers now? Crow being had

 

[frankie_baby]

Well, it also happened in the same week Vita's potentially biggest Japanese game was announced. Let's see what happens next week.

you really think PSO 2 will be that big?